Has the potential to be a great firm, but at the end, disappointing. - Audit BDO Employee Review

1.0
13 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Staff are nice and friendly. -Not bad location, (Central area) -Salary and bonus are relatively standard as compared to the market

Cons

-Poor career opportunities due to the lack of transparency. -Upper management politics affects the firm from the junior to the senior staff. -Poor work morale, staff joining less than 6 months are counting down to the end of the bond. -Poor upper management leadership that consistently overwrites the middle management. -Staff strength is small, unfair distribution of work load can be seen across all levels. -HR policies are amended without proper channels to inform the staff. -Unfair policies that greatly disadvantage the staff. (minimum notice period is 2 months) -3 year laptop bond, laptops provided are low end. 3 year bond is armotised when the contract is signed based on cost, not market value of the laptop when the bond is signed. Laptops are usually bought in bulk and earlier. Market value of laptop is usually 100 -200 lesser than the cost when the bond is signed.

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5.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule and great leadership

Cons

Workload sometimes is a lot, but that is normal for the industry.

3.0
3 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not everyone will be your person, but the ones who are, you'll keep them for life. The intensity of the work forges real bonds. When you go through the grind together, those friendships/mentorship stick long after you've moved on. Same goes for upper management.

Cons

During busy season (approx Jan to April), 40 hours is a floor, not a ceiling, and that's pretty standard for firms of this type. On the consulting side, you're constantly juggling multiple clients with overlapping deadlines, so if time management isn't your strong suit, you'll feel it fast. Compensation is solidly middle-of-the-road; don't expect it to wow you.

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